TOBACCO AND YOU

LESSON #2

GOALS:

To help students understand the reality of low tobacco use among teens.

To help students develop basic knowledge of tobacco and it’s harmful effects.

OBJECTIVES:  

                Students will use the D.A.R.E. Decision-Making Model to:

            Identify at least five harmful effects of tobacco to the body.

Implement a Decision-Making Model that addresses strengths, needs and health risks in using drugs.

Compare and Contrast “common” beliefs about tobacco use.

Analyze the validity of personal beliefs about tobacco use.

Recognize and correct personal misconceptions about tobacco use.

Compare their estimates of the extent of tobacco use among adolescents with

estimates reported in national surveys.